Pirates: Going out to sea? Cultivate to the Mahayana stage first

Chapter 230 Crocodile, Die!

However, the Crocodile who was standing before them at this moment and showing such amazing strength was a famous pirate giant from the Grand Line.

Before they could recover from the huge shock brought by the overwhelming sandstorm, suddenly, a deafening roar came from the rolling sand! The loud noise was like thunder in the sky, which made people tremble. Then, the sandstorm that was raging wildly seemed to be paused by an invisible hand, and it froze in place in an instant. The next moment, the flying sand lost its power support and fell down one after another.

At this moment, everyone was surprised to find that two figures gradually emerged in the air about dozens of meters above the ground. Anno had a blank expression on his face and his eyes were as cold as ice. He threw a punch without hesitation, hitting Crocodile's chest with a sharp gust of wind.

In an instant, Crocodile felt a surge of overwhelming force coming at him, making it impossible for him to resist. He groaned, and blood spurted out of his mouth. The scarlet blood drew a shocking arc in the air, and then fell on the scattered yellow sand, dyeing it a dazzling blood red.

"it's all over……"

As Anno's cold voice sounded, the short knife in his hand shot out like lightning, piercing the sandstorm that had not yet dispersed. Almost at the same moment when the blade pierced the sandstorm, Crocodile's body suddenly froze, as if he was cast under a spell and could not move. Then, the originally fierce sandstorm began to gradually dissipate, and Crocodile's figure finally appeared in full view of everyone.

However, his condition at this moment was horrible - there was a hideous wound on his chest that was so deep that the bone could be seen, and blood was continuously gushing out of the wound, quickly staining his tattered clothes red.

"This...how is this possible?" Crocodile lowered his head in disbelief, staring blankly at the horrible wound on his chest, his eyes full of despair and unwillingness.

He could not accept this cruel reality no matter what. He would be defeated so miserably, and at the hands of an unknown opponent like Annuo.

Crocodile's body slowly fell backwards, and finally fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. He lay there with his eyes closed, his breath weak, and he had completely lost the power to resist.

Upon seeing this, Anno put away the dagger in his hand without changing his expression, and then stared coldly at Crocodile, who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown, with an emotionless look.

At this time, Robin walked quickly to An Nuo's side. Her beautiful eyes flashed with complex and incomprehensible light. She stared quietly at the man in front of her who had just experienced a fierce battle, and asked softly: "An Nuo, do you... do you still remember me?"

An Nuo slowly turned his head, his eyes like the warm spring sun, gently falling on Robin. In his deep eyes, a trace of indescribable tenderness flashed inadvertently, like a slight ripple on the calm lake.

"Of course, Robin." An Nuo said softly, his voice as sweet as the breeze blowing over the strings of a guitar. "I have never forgotten you. Time has passed, but the beautiful memories I spent with you are always deeply engraved in my heart. After so many years, I wonder if you are doing well?"

Hearing this, Robin's eyes instantly moistened, and the crystal tears were like dewdrops on the grass in the morning, shining faintly under the sunlight. However, in just a moment, she quickly raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, tried to squeeze out a seemingly firm smile, nodded heavily and replied: "Yes!"

Seeing Robin pretending to be strong, Annuo couldn't help but smile. That smile was like the first spring flower blooming after the cold winter, warm and charming.

Then, he gently raised his right hand, patted Robin's shoulder gracefully, and asked in a sincere and caring tone: "How about living with me in Cocoyasi Village from now on? Although this place is not as prosperous and noisy as the outside world, it has its own unique tranquility and peace."

Hearing An Nuo's sudden invitation, Nico Robin's expression suddenly changed. She lowered her head slightly, pursed her lips, and seemed to be experiencing a fierce struggle in her heart.

After a moment, she slowly raised her head, looked firmly into An Nuo's eyes, and said, "I...but, I still have some important things to complete."

"Is it about finding the historical text?" An Nuo raised his lips slightly, revealing a confident smile, "Don't worry, I have the things you have been looking for. And as long as you need them, from now on, no matter how difficult and dangerous it is, I will do my best to help you collect them one by one."

Nico Robin stared with eyes wide open, looking at the man in front of her in disbelief. She couldn't understand why An Nuo knew all the secrets and missions she was carrying. Could it be that he was the key person who could help her solve all the mysteries and realize her ultimate dream?

Just as the two fell into silence, a silver bell-like laughter suddenly broke the silence. The quirky Nami came running from a distance like a whirlwind, and in the blink of an eye she came to Annuo's side and hugged his arm without any hesitation. Then, Nami raised her pretty and lovely face, with a slightly provocative look in her eyes, and looked straight at Nico Robin standing opposite.

Nicole Robin, the queen known for her dark side, in her heart as deep as the sea, An Nuo is like a bright moon, quietly emitting charming light, and becoming a touch of white moonlight in her heart.

At this moment, when she saw Nami hugging Anno so intimately, the expression on her delicate face, which was originally as calm as autumn water, was slightly disturbed.

Nami was seen hugging An Nuo's arms tightly, with a playful and lively smile on her pretty face, but deep in her bright eyes, there seemed to be a hint of provocation flashing. She tilted her head slightly and cast her eyes towards Robin, her words mixed with some teasing and ridicule: "Oh, this beautiful sister, you look like you are quite familiar with our brother-in-law An Nuo! It's a pity that I met brother-in-law An Nuo first!"

Hearing this, Robin just smiled faintly, and that smile was like a flower blooming in spring, gorgeous yet elegant. She calmly folded her hands in front of her chest, staring at An Nuo with a watery gaze, the deep meaning contained in it seemed to be able to penetrate a person's soul: "Haha, is that so? But in fact, I knew An Nuo much earlier than you did. Am I right, An Nuo?"

Poor An Nuo was stuck between the two women, and the strong smell of gunpowder in the air made him feel a splitting headache. Helplessly, he could only cough softly to try to break the suffocating tense atmosphere, and said: "Ahem... Nami, Robin, don't be like this, after all, we are all good friends, there is really no need to be unhappy because of such a small matter..."

"friend?"

Nami suddenly spoke up, interrupting An Nuo's words without any hesitation. Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a subtle dissatisfaction, and her tone became a little stiff: "Brother-in-law, you never mentioned to me before that you actually have such a so-called 'old friend' here, brother-in-law? Humph, I'm just a sister-in-law!"

Robin, who was standing aside, still had that elegant and charming smile on her face, but if you looked closely, you could find that a hint of playfulness had quietly appeared in her eyes.

She said softly, "Brother Anuo, it seems that you have a wonderful life here. But to be honest, I am now very curious about the true relationship between you and this beautiful lady. Is it just as simple as being your sister-in-law?"

Hearing this, Nami naturally refused to show weakness. She proudly puffed out her chest, raised her chin slightly, and responded in a slightly provocative and complacent tone: "Why not tell you? I am not an ordinary sister-in-law, but my brother-in-law's legitimate partner, and even his future wife! How about it, are you envious?"

Robin couldn't help but raise his thin eyebrows when he heard this, then he slowly turned his gaze to An Nuo and said with a smile: "Oh? So you are my Taoist partner and fiancée. Brother An Nuo, it's really unexpected. It's only been a few years since we last met, and you not only have a fiancée, but judging from the current situation, it seems that you have more than one..."

Faced with this sudden situation, Annuo felt that his head suddenly became several times bigger than usual. Who would have thought that Nami and Robin, who were the two most beautiful girls in the Straw Hat Pirates in the original work, would quarrel without any warning after their first meeting?

Even in the original work, Nami and Robin's initial relationship was not very harmonious.

However, Robin knew how to catch Nami's fancy. He had successfully won her over with just a box of gold and silver treasures. But now this trick might not work. After all, Nami had seen mountains of gold before, so she would not be easily tempted by a few boxes of treasures. Moreover, at this moment, Nami and Robin were in a state of confrontation, and Robin probably had no intention of using the treasure box to bribe her.

Seeing the two of them about to fight, An Nuo waved his hands repeatedly, trying to persuade them: "Um... Nami, Robin, both of you calm down first!"

At this moment, a clear and pleasant shout came from not far away. Kerla walked over quickly with a smile on her face. When she saw Robin, she was stunned for a moment, and then she showed a friendly and kind smile: "Who is this?"

Seeing another beautiful girl with a pretty face and graceful figure appear here, Robin's face suddenly darkened and looked quite ugly. She glared at An Nuo fiercely and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth, with a hint of anger and resentment in her tone: "Brother An Nuo, how many friends do you have that I don't know about?"

Now the sister-in-law and the student have appeared, and one of the women who will appear later must be Nami’s sister.

Nami stared at the scene in front of her with great interest. Her slightly upturned mouth corners now tilted upwards even more, and her smile became even brighter. She shook her head gently, and her long, bright hair cascaded down like a waterfall, swaying with the movement of her head.

Then, she opened her red lips slightly and said in a slightly joking tone: "Oh, what's the matter? You can't bear it at this point? You know, there are more women around our brother-in-law than just us!"

An Nuo, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this. He sighed helplessly at first, then, as if he had made up his mind, he said frankly, "Okay, okay, in fact, in addition to you, there are several other women living with me in that orange hut. To me... uh, they can be considered very important people."

When Robin heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across her beautiful eyes. However, this surprise only flashed for a moment, and she quickly restrained her emotions and returned to her usual calm appearance.

Then, she also sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness in her tone: "Alas, Brother An Nuo, you have always been so likable!"

Just as An Nuo finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire space suddenly became much more solemn, as if an invisible pressure was quietly spreading. At this time, Robin's eyes began to wander between Nami and Kerla. Although she still had a faint smile on her lips, her eyes revealed a rather complicated emotion.

She stretched out a hand and gracefully tucked the strands of hair that fell beside her ears behind them, while continuing to joke, "Hey, Brother Anuo, judging from the current situation, the number of those 'important people' you mentioned is really not small!"

Chapter 231 Worry

When Nami saw this, she held Annuo's arm tightly without hesitation, as if declaring her ownership of Annuo to everyone.

She raised her chin proudly, her eyes shot straight at Robin, and said with a barely perceptible smug smile: "Of course! My brother-in-law is super popular. But no matter what, I am always the one he loves the most, right, brother-in-law?"

When An Nuo was suddenly asked this by Nami, he instantly became a little at a loss.

He subconsciously reached out and scratched his head, his eyes flickering, obviously trying to quickly get rid of this embarrassing topic.

So he quickly cleared his throat, laughed dryly and said, "Uh... well, it's not a good idea for all of us to stand here all the time, how about we find a place where we can sit down and talk properly?"

At this moment, Kerla on the side also noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere, and hurriedly smiled and came out to smooth things over, "That's right, teacher, you are absolutely right! You haven't seen each other for a long time, and today is just the opportunity for you to sit together and reminisce and chat."

As she spoke, she cast a smiling gaze towards Robin, and very friendly extended her right hand to him and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Kerla, and I am a student of Teacher An Nuo. Nice to meet you!"

In response to Kerla's enthusiastic greeting, Robin simply smiled faintly, then gracefully shook Kerla's hand and responded: "Hello, I am Nico Robin. As you know, Anno and I are old friends."

However, when she finished saying this, she deliberately emphasized the three words "old friend", as if her words implied some deep meaning.

After hearing Robin's answer, Nami couldn't help but frowned slightly. She was about to open her mouth to refute something, but her hand was suddenly pressed lightly by An Nuo, signaling her not to act impulsively for the time being.

An Nuo lowered his voice and said to Nami, "Nami, stop messing around. We are all good friends. There is no need to make the atmosphere so tense!"

After hearing this, Nami curled her lips in dissatisfaction. Although she was extremely reluctant in her heart, she finally nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Robin, who was standing by, couldn't help but smile when she saw this. She gently patted An Nuo on the shoulder and said with a hint of teasing, "Brother An Nuo, you seem to be living a very busy life here. But I'm really curious, facing so many important people, how do you balance the relationships between them?"

An Nuo was speechless for a moment after being asked by Robin. He could only smile bitterly and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Well... well, it's really hard to explain."

At this moment, a burst of light and cheerful footsteps suddenly came from a distance. Then, a gentle voice sounded: "Annuo."

When everyone heard the sound, they turned their heads and saw a tall and graceful woman walking towards them slowly with elegant steps.

The woman was wearing an elegant light blue dress, with long hair falling naturally on her shoulders. Her beautiful face was always covered with a very gentle smile. The person who came was none other than Nami's sister, Nojiko.

As soon as Nami saw her sister Nokigo, she quickly let go of Annuo's arm like a happy little bird, and ran towards Nokigo with light steps. She stretched out her hands with joy, tightly held Nokigo's slender and warm palms, and asked coquettishly: "Sister, didn't you go to the orange house first?"

Nojigao smiled, gently stretched out his right hand and gently stroked Nami's head, as gentle as the spring breeze brushing against tender buds, and replied softly: "If we go back first, how can we see such a wonderful thing? You guys are so lively, we will come over to take a look."

After she finished speaking, she raised her head and cast her gaze towards An Nuo who was standing not far away. Her eyes revealed a hint of concern, and she asked softly, "An Nuo, was the battle just now okay?"

Upon seeing this, An Nuo hurriedly smiled and nodded, responding in a lighthearted tone: "Of course, it's just a Shichibukai."

At this moment, Robin, who had been standing quietly by the side and observing everything in front of her, suddenly had a look of sudden enlightenment in her deep and bright eyes.

Then, she sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness in her gentle tone, and murmured to herself, "It seems that there is another 'most important person' in Brother An Nuo's mind."

When Nojigo heard this, he was slightly stunned, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

After a brief hesitation, she turned her gaze back to An Nuo, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion and curiosity, and asked, "An Nuo, who is this..." Before An Nuo could answer, he couldn't wait to introduce her, "This is Nico Robin, an old friend of mine who I've known for a long time."

Then, An Nuo turned his head and looked at Robin, smiling and said to her: "Robin, this is Nojiko, Nami's sister."

Nojigo smiled, nodded to Robin in a friendly and polite manner, and greeted her warmly: "Hello, Miss Robin."

Robin also smiled elegantly and politely, "Hello, Miss Nochigo."

Nami crossed her arms and watched the scene with great interest. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, outlining a playful smile. Her smart eyes flickered with a bit of pride. She said in a delicate voice: "Sister, you must be more careful! This beautiful and charming Miss Robin has been eyeing our brother-in-law!"

Nokigo, who was standing nearby, heard Nami's words and her fair cheeks instantly flushed, as lovely as a ripe apple. She gently raised her hand, patted the back of Nami's hand with a hint of anger, and responded: "You take care of it yourself, don't drag me into it."

At this time, Robin smiled gracefully, and her pleasant voice was slightly teasing: "Haha, sister Nami, it seems that you are quite possessive of your brother-in-law. However, in the matter of love, it is not just about who shows up first to win."

When Nami heard this, her big watery eyes widened and her mouth opened wide, as if she was about to refute Robin.

However, at this moment, An Nuo hurriedly reached out to stop her and sighed helplessly: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. It's such a rare opportunity for us to get together today, why don't we go out and find a place to have a delicious meal, and then sit down and have a good chat?"

Hearing An Nuo's suggestion, Kerla immediately nodded excitedly and said, "Great, great, teacher! Actually, I just happen to have some questions that I want to ask you in person."

Seeing this, Noqi Gao also smiled and nodded slightly to show his agreement: "Well, I also think this is a good idea, and I do have something in my heart that I want to talk to An Nuo about."

Robin smiled slightly and looked at An Nuo: "Brother An Nuo, it looks like you're going to be very busy today."

An Nuo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Yes, but I am also very happy to be with you."

Nami was still a little dissatisfied when she heard this, but seeing An Nuo's helpless and gentle expression, she finally nodded: "Okay, brother-in-law, I'll listen to you today."

Although the atmosphere was still a little subtle, thanks to Annuo's efforts, everyone finally put aside their dispute temporarily.

However, An Nuo knew clearly that this "Shura Field" was far from over.

He looked at the women around him and sighed secretly in his heart: "It seems that the next few days will not be too peaceful..."

at this time.

"You actually killed Crocodile!"

Gion walked slowly towards them from a distance with light steps. Her eyes fell on the lifeless body of Crocodile lying in the endless yellow sand. She tilted her head slightly and sighed softly, "This is really a big trouble. The World Government and other forces will definitely focus their attention on you."

In response to Gion's concerns, Anno smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry. Since I am determined to get rid of Crocodile, I have anticipated this and made corresponding psychological preparations. Now my strength is strong enough to not fear the pressure of the World Government."

There was an unparalleled confidence and dominance in his words.

Gion stared at the unfathomable man in front of him, pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, with your strength, if you were to take on the position of Shichibukai, you would definitely be more than qualified and worthy of it."

However, Anno shook his head without hesitation and refused: "I am not interested in becoming a lackey of the World Government and the Navy."

Because he knew very well that once he joined a certain force, his future actions would be subject to many constraints and restrictions.